Wii

wolf · 12-24-2009, 12:45 PM

It's pretty much a PITA, but I'm posting from my new Wii. I suck at Wii bowling in exactly the same way I do at the real thing!

Stormieweather · 12-24-2009, 06:26 PM

Congrats Wolf!

I played wii golf with my 4 yr old today. She went 1 under par and I got 8 points for 'giving up' (ie: I had too many shots to count them).

xoxoxoBruce · 12-24-2009, 06:50 PM

I've always enjoyed playing with my Wii Wii.

Jaydaan · 12-24-2009, 10:53 PM

ROLF, wait until the kids are all over at someone elses house, and have a game of naked bowling with your "other". Makes losing horribly much more fun

We love our Wii there is lots of Wii extras under the tree this year, games, controllers, zappers... etc.....

monster · 12-25-2009, 03:16 PM

Apparently I don't totally suck at DDR

casimendocina · 12-26-2009, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

It's pretty much a PITA, but I'm posting from my new Wii. I suck at Wii bowling in exactly the same way I do at the real thing!

I can't stand bowling, but I'm actually pretty good at the Wii version (if my two games with a 9 year old competitor can be considered an acceptable sample). I'm hopeless at Wii tennis though. Don't know what my eyes are doing, but I can't actually work out where the ball is meant to be, unless I'm serving (the opposite of the real thing...which I'm crap at as well, just not as crap as the Wii version).

wolf · 12-26-2009, 02:52 PM

Your mii should track on the ball, so all you really have to do is swing forehand or backhand at the right time. I want to get one of the more sophisticated tennis games. I really like the tennis.

casimendocina · 12-27-2009, 02:36 AM

That's the bit that I can't seem to do right (not that I've practised a lot).

wolf · 12-27-2009, 11:44 AM

Have you ever played real tennis, badminton, or ping pong?

casimendocina · 12-28-2009, 07:40 PM

I play squash weekly, tennis semi-regularly (I was playing weekly while I was in Chile) and ping-pong occasionally. I played badminton at school and although I'm not great, I can definitely maintain a decent rally as long as my opponent isn't really competitive. I'm going to blame my lazy eye for my inability to play Wii tennis. Would that be convincing?

wolf · 12-29-2009, 01:23 PM

Absolutely.

casimendocina · 12-31-2009, 12:01 AM

Cool! Now to work on being convincing all round.

zippyt · 12-31-2009, 01:48 PM

Wii Got One of these Wii Thingees ,
Bowling and drinking with the kids ( 27 25 ) was a Blast last nite , Cept I lost
Golf was fun , Cept I lost
Tennis was fun as well , Cept I lost

Im tryen out My Spiffy New Call of Duty Moderen War fare , Cool stuff , this controller is going to be a Learning Curve ,

Jaydaan · 01-01-2010, 03:10 AM

This house got it for christmas... "sucks for 2 player, great online"

glatt · 01-02-2010, 06:32 AM

on New Year's Eve, I went back to our house and grabbed our two remotes, and we played doubles tennis with our hosts on their system. It was a blast. I'd never used 4 remotes before that. Now I'm wondering if it's worth it to buy two more remotes for our house so we can do kids against grownups. Once you figure the remotes, the motion control add ons, and the nunchucks, it's got to be close to $150-$200. It adds up.

12-24-2009, 12:45 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Wii It's pretty much a PITA, but I'm posting from my new Wii. I suck at Wii bowling in exactly the same way I do at the real thing! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-24-2009, 06:26 PM	#2
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Congrats Wolf! I played wii golf with my 4 yr old today. She went 1 under par and I got 8 points for 'giving up' (ie: I had too many shots to count them). __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

12-24-2009, 06:50 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've always enjoyed playing with my Wii Wii. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-25-2009, 03:16 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Apparently I don't totally suck at DDR __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-26-2009, 02:52 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Your mii should track on the ball, so all you really have to do is swing forehand or backhand at the right time. I want to get one of the more sophisticated tennis games. I really like the tennis. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-24-2009, 10:53 PM	#4
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	ROLF, wait until the kids are all over at someone elses house, and have a game of naked bowling with your "other". Makes losing horribly much more fun We love our Wii there is lots of Wii extras under the tree this year, games, controllers, zappers... etc.....

12-27-2009, 02:36 AM	#8
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	That's the bit that I can't seem to do right (not that I've practised a lot).

12-27-2009, 11:44 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Have you ever played real tennis, badminton, or ping pong? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-28-2009, 07:40 PM	#10
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I play squash weekly, tennis semi-regularly (I was playing weekly while I was in Chile) and ping-pong occasionally. I played badminton at school and although I'm not great, I can definitely maintain a decent rally as long as my opponent isn't really competitive. I'm going to blame my lazy eye for my inability to play Wii tennis. Would that be convincing?

12-29-2009, 01:23 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Absolutely. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-31-2009, 12:01 AM	#12
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Cool! Now to work on being convincing all round.

12-31-2009, 01:48 PM	#13
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Wii Got One of these Wii Thingees , Bowling and drinking with the kids ( 27 25 ) was a Blast last nite , Cept I lost Golf was fun , Cept I lost Tennis was fun as well , Cept I lost Im tryen out My Spiffy New Call of Duty Moderen War fare , Cool stuff , this controller is going to be a Learning Curve , __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-01-2010, 03:10 AM	#14
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	This house got it for christmas... "sucks for 2 player, great online"

01-02-2010, 06:32 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	on New Year's Eve, I went back to our house and grabbed our two remotes, and we played doubles tennis with our hosts on their system. It was a blast. I'd never used 4 remotes before that. Now I'm wondering if it's worth it to buy two more remotes for our house so we can do kids against grownups. Once you figure the remotes, the motion control add ons, and the nunchucks, it's got to be close to $150-$200. It adds up.

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